>> really the u.s. net imports from venezuela are way, way down from where they were but they're still about 900,000 barrels a day. total crude oil imports are still 1.1, 1.2 million barrels a day. obviously the ability of the u.s. to sethly raise its production has allowed all other nations to become less important but they're not that less important. this is still a significant producer. they're still a 2.1, 2 to 2.1 million barrels a day. that is still a lot of oil. melissa: you make the point if we didn't make a deal with despots around the world we wouldn't -- >> unfortunately oil does not sit under lands ruled by heirs of thomas jefferson. melissa: john kingston. thanks for coming on. appreciate your time. >>> time for today's fuel gauge report. oil futures were not safe from today's selloff. settling at 96.17 a barrel. u.s. households spent a record amount on gas. the average household spent $2900. that is according to the energy information administration. the previous record was 2750 per househ